CVE-2014-1876
Public on 2014-02-10
Modified on 2014-09-18
Description
The unpacker::redirect_stdio function in unpack.cpp in unpack200 in OpenJDK 6, 7, and 8; Oracle Java SE 5.0u61, 6u71, 7u51, and 8; JRockit R27.8.1 and R28.3.1; and Java SE Embedded 7u51 does not securely create temporary files when a log file cannot be opened, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/unpack.log.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | 2014-04-17 | ALAS-2014-326 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | 2014-04-17 | ALAS-2014-327 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |